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Sale Fell
359m (1178ft)


The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


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Wainwright
(No. 208)

Walk Sale Fell walking UK Mountains in The North Western Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria, England

Sale Fell Summit

Photo: Stephen Collins


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Download 3 easy-to-follow, circular walks that climb Sale Fell

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See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Sale Fell

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Sale Fell

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You can walk to the top of Sale Fell by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c398 Sale Fell from Wythop Church

Quick easy fell

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 2.5ml (4km)
Ascent:748ft (228m)
Time:1.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 2 Icon (Easy)
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Walk c325 Sale Fell and Ling Fell (Wythop) from Wythop Church

Quiet, lonely, little visited fells

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:2,091ft (637m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c360 The Lorton and Wythop Fells from Whinlatter Forest Park

Long walk on some of the quieter fells

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14.5ml (23km)
Ascent:4,703ft (1,433m)
Time:10 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 Icon (Very Hard)

See Sale Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Whole of The Lake District National Park

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The North Western Fells of The Lake District National Park


See Sale Fell and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Maps in PDF format:

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The North Western Fells area of The Lake District National Park

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Walk & bag all 29 Wainwrights in The North Western Fells area of
The Lake District in just 7 easy-to-follow circular walks*

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.

*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.


You can find Sale Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Sale Fell Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sale Fell

Paul Roddam walked up on September 28th, 2025 [with] Barb [weather] glorious

Neil Walker climbed it on August 25th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wythop Church [with] Emma and Sophie [weather] Sunny - Perfect weather on August bank holiday 2025. 2 nice Wainwrights (Sale & Ling Fells) - only occasional other walkers seen

Neil Heywood bagged it on August 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] A66 High Wythop [with] logan Heywood, Mike Hills

James Hughes hiked it on June 3rd, 2025 [from/via/route] c325 Sale Fell & Ling Fell from Wythorp Church [weather] Breezy, cloudy, warm in sun. - Interesting walk disrupted by closed road at Pheasant Pub. Started at Pheasant. Meandered up through the forest to exit gate onto Fell. Steep brisk climb up Rivins & then out over to Sale Fell. Interesting top, reminded me of Meal Fell. Dropped down into valley up tree lined road to base of Ling Fell. Took second path on left, marked by cairns to top of Ling Fell. Good views all around. Nice gentle walk back on road to Old Scales farm before skirting Fell & returning to gate into forest. Returned to Pheasant via same route out. Pleasant pint of Fell Walker (Bowness Bay Brewery) in Pheasant.

Geoff Hand summited on February 11th, 2025 [from/via/route] parking at Brumston Bridge then walking South to Ling Fell, then onto the Sale Fell. [with] Solo today [weather] High cloud & cold! A few spots of rain. - Short walk but two steep climbs. Lovely area.

Ian Ashton conquered it on December 27th, 2024 [with] Wife and Ella

Caroline Winter scaled on October 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Wythop mill, road to Wythop hall [with] Solo [weather] Short spells of rain & clear views, windy in top - Nice, straight forward walk, with far reaching views towards coast, skidddaw.

Sarah Gunn walked up on July 29th, 2024 [from/via/route] From The Phesant [with] Martin Gunn

Iain Jones climbed it on March 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Wythop Woods - I

David Higginbottom bagged it on July 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 325 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sale Fell

The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill

The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill

Photo: Mike Walker (368)

Sale Fell from Ling Fell (Wythop)

Sale Fell from Ling Fell (Wythop)

Photo: Stephen Collins (59)

The summit of Sale Fell

The summit of Sale Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (902)

Ling Fell (Wythop) from Sale Fell

Ling Fell (Wythop) from Sale Fell

Photo: Stephen Collins (58)

Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from (the lower slopes of) Sale Fell

Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from (the lower slopes of) Sale Fell

Photo: Stephen Collins (56)

Ling Fell from the summit of Sale Fell

Ling Fell from the summit of Sale Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (903)


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Not familiar with this top?

How is Sale Fell classified?

Download 3 easy-to-follow, circular walks that climb Sale Fell

See the location of Sale Fell and all 3 walks on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Sale Fell on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Sale Fell

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Sale Fell

View more photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Sale Fell


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